2012 Mineral Fact Sheets (PDF)

2012 Fact SheetsProducts of

New York State Mines

New York StateDepartment of Environmental Conservation

Division of Mineral Resources625 Broadway

Albany, New York 12233-6500

www.dec.ny.gov

New York State Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources, 2012

NYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources 2 Twenty-Ninth Annual Report

Table of Contents

Important Products from New York Mines.........................................................3

Sand and Gravel ..................................................................................................4

Limestone and Dolostone....................................................................................6

Wollastonite.........................................................................................................8

Garnet ..................................................................................................................9

Salt.....................................................................................................................10

Peat .................................................................................................................... 11

Bluestone...........................................................................................................12

Sandstone ..........................................................................................................14

Talc. ...................................................................................................................15

Zinc....................................................................................................................15

Granite...............................................................................................................16

Remember if it Can’t beGrown It has to be Mined !


Important Products from New York Mines

What’s in the Fact Sheets

Information in the fact sheets comes from two sources:

The New York State DEC Division of Mineral Resources which regulates mining in theState. While the State has a permitting system with strong environmental controls, NYSlaw does not require mine operators to report production. The tables with DEC statisticsshowing the largest mines are useful, but note that mine acreage is not the sole predictor ofmine output. Production levels are influenced by a number of factors, including marketdemand.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) which collects production information on avoluntary basis from a sampling of mines nationwide and publishes data on each state’soutput and national rank. NOTE -The federal statistics are published on a staggeredschedule, so the latest available USGS data given for a specific mineral may be from2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012.

New York Production Rank for Important Minerals

USGS data for 2012 showed that New York State:

- remains the only wollastonite producer in the U.S.- little is imported, so we supply almost the entire country’s wollastonite- NY ranks third in the world in wollastonite production, behind only China and India

In addition, USGS reported in 2009 that by production volume New York was:

- second in industrial garnet- third in salt- sixth in sand & gravel

In 2009 New York was also sixth in dimension stone. Other important New York mineralsinclude bluestone, sandstone, granite, clay, limestone, dolomite, shale and slate.

Economic Value of NY Minerals

For 2009 USGS reported that, in dollar terms, salt became New York’s leading non-fuelmineral within the State, followed by crushed stone, and construction sand and gravel. Thesethree commodities accounted for more than 80% of New York State’s non-fuel mineral value.According to USGS, New York’s nonfuel raw mineral production was estimated at $1.37billion for 2009. The following commodities showed an increased in production value, crushedstone, construction sand and gravel, common clays, and industrial sand and gravel, and naturalgem- stone. The state rose in rank to 15th from 16th among the 50 States in total nonfuelmineral production value, of which the State accounted for 2.3% of the U.S. total value. Datafrom a study on the economic impacts of mining in New York State conducted by the Centerfor Governmental Research and the New York State Geological Survey in 2011 indicated the


total economic impact, direct or indirect, to be $4.9 billion.



Sand and gravel mines are New York’s most common type of mine

with 1,645 active mines spread across the State. Suffolk, Dutchess

and Rensselaer counties are among the leading producers of sand and

gravel due to high quality glacial deposits in those counties and their

proximity to large populations that require these materials for roads,

buildings, and other infrastructure.

For 2011 USGS reported that New York produced 30.3 million metric tons worth $257 million. Sand and

gravel is New York’s fourth most economically important non-fuel mineral. Almost all sand and gravel

produced in New York are used in construction products.

Table 1 - Sand and Gravel Mines Over 125 Permitted Acres, 2012

Company County Town Acres

Callanan Industries, Inc. Rensselaer North Greenbush 412

West Hills Silica Sand Mining Suffolk Huntington 242

Country Side Sand & Gravel Cattaraugus Dayton 236

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Oswego Sandy Creek 216

Frey Concrete, Inc. Genesee Alexander 191

F S Lopke Contracting, Inc. Tioga Tioga 177

Warren W. Fane, Inc. Rensselaer Schaghticoke 162

Lafarge North America, Inc. Cattaraugus Freedom 161

Coram Materials Corp. Suffolk Brookhaven 160

Hanson Aggregates New York LLC Herkimer Russia 154

Dolomite Products Company Inc Steuben Howard 150

Valley Sand & Gravel Inc Livingston Caledonia 149

Hanson Aggregates New York LLC Ontario Phelps 149

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co Inc Cattaraugus Machias 148

Material Sand & Gravel ** Herkimer Russia 134

Hanson Aggregates New York LLC Steuben Bath 134

Dolomite Products Company Inc Wayne Arcadia 127

** Site also mines Limestone /or Sandstone

New YorkSand & Gravel



Table 2 - Largest Sand and Gravel Mine Operators, Total Permitted Acres, 2012

Company Counties Acres

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC

Cattaraugus, Chemung, Genesee, Herkimer,

Livingston, Montgomery, Oneida, Ontario,

Oswego, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne

1,449

Dolomite Products Co., Inc.Albany, Allegany, Columbia, Livingston,

Monroe, Ontario, Rensselaer, Steuben, Wayne730

Graymont Materials NY, Inc Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence 519

FS Lopke Contracting, Inc. Broome, Tioga 448

Lafarge North America, Inc. Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming 428

Syracuse Sand & Gravel LLCCayuga, Chenango, Monroe, Ontario, Oswego,

Steuben, Tioga, Yates423

Callanan Industries, Inc Albany, Rensselaer 422

Dalrymple Gravel & Constructing Chemung, Steuben 416

New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Co Allegany, Cattaraugus, Genesee 388

Cranesville Aggregate Co., Inc.Columbia, Fulton, Jefferson, Saratoga,

Schenectady375

Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc. Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie 306

Warren W Fane Inc. Rensselaer 295



Limestone and dolostone comprise the second largest number of New

York mines with 113 quarries located across the State. These mines

produce roughly 90% of the stone sold in New York State. They

collectively encompass 13,161 permitted acres, with nearly half of

that acreage in DEC Region 4 (Mid-Hudson) and DEC Region 8

(west-central New York).

New York’s most important products from these mines are crushed stone and cement, which are used

predominantly in building and road construction and maintenance. Based on value, crushed stone had

always been New York’s leading non-fuel mineral, until 2008 where it was surpassed by salt. USGS

figures for 2011 show New York production of crushed stone was 36 million metric tons and the stone’s

value was $414 million. While limestone and dolostone represent the vast majority of the State’s crushed

stone production, New York also produces crushed granite, marble, traprock, sandstone and quartzite.

USGS last published cement figures for New York in 2001 when the State produced almost 3 million

metric tons of cement worth over $230 million. In more recent USGS reports, New York figures are

grouped with Maine, so a yearly update is no longer possible. Nonetheless, New York remains an active

cement manufacturing state. The highest concentration of activity is in the upper Hudson Valley area

where a relatively pure limestone is quarried from the Coeymans formation. Across the State limestone

and dolostone mines may also sell some of their production in the form of blocks or slabs, which are

categorized as dimension stone.

Table 3 - Limestone and Dolostone Mines Over 250 Permitted Acres, 2012


Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Onondaga Dewitt 839

Lafarge Building Materials Inc. Albany Coeymans 745

Tilcon, NY, Inc. Dutchess Poughkeepsie 458

Callanan Industries, Inc. Albany Bethlehem 411

Holcim US, Inc. Columbia Greenport 406

Holcim US, Inc. Greene Catskill 369

Seneca Stone Corp. Seneca Fayette 336

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Livingston Lima 289

Callanan Industries, Inc. Monroe Sweden 288

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Onondaga Skaneateles 278

New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Co. Genesee Alabama 271

New YorkLimestone &

Dolostone



Table 3 - Limestone and Dolostone Mines Over 250 Permitted Acres, 2012


Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. Greene Catskill 267

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Jefferson Pamelia 263

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Oneida Marshall 258

Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. Saratoga Moreau 255

Table 4 - Largest Limestone & Dolostone Operators, Total Permitted Acres, 2012

Company Counties Acres

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC

Cayuga, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Livingston,

Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans,

St. Lawrence, Wayne3,382

Callanan Industries, Inc. Albany, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Ulster 1,438

Holcim US Inc. Columbia, Greene 775

Lafarge Building Materials, Inc. Albany 745

Dolomite Products Co., Inc. Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne 630

Tilcon NY, Inc. Dutchess, Rockland, Ulster 614

New Enterprise Stone & Lime, Co. Erie, Genesee 613

Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence 599

Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. Greene, Saratoga 522

Redland Quarries NY, Inc. Niagara 454

Seneca Stone Corp. Seneca 336

Cobleskill Stone Products, Inc. Schoharie 301



New York is the only commercial producer of wollastonite in the nation and thus the State’s four mines,

located in the Adirondacks, account for all U.S. production. Since only a relatively small quantity of

wollastonite is imported into the U.S, this means New York supplies almost all of the wollastonite used in

the country. On a global scale, New York is the third largest producer (behind China and India),

accounting for around 20 percent of world output. A significant portion of New York’s wollastonite is

specially milled and/or surface treated to achieve specific industrial properties.

To protect proprietary data, USGS does not publish detailed statistics on wollastonite. However, USGS

does quote industry experts who estimate that the country’s, and therefore New York’s, production were

slightly higher than the levels in 2011. The U.S. production, as reported in the trade literature, was about

65,000 tons in 2009. According to the latest available USGS data, wollastonite was New York’s seventh

most valuable non-fuel mineral in 2009.

One of wollastonite’s most unusual characteristics is its ability to cleave into needle-like (acicular)

crystals. These fibrous particles make it useful both as an asbestos replacement and as reinforcement

material in products ranging from plastics, ceramics and brake pads, to paint, coatings and sealants. As

shown below, plastics are the major use of wollastonite in the U.S.

Table 5 - New York Wollastonite Mines, Permitted Acres, 2012

Company & Mine County Town Acres

NYCO/ Oak Hill Mine Essex Lewis 127

NYCO/ Lewis Mine Essex Lewis 90

R T Vanderbilt Company Inc, GouverneurMin. Div./ No 4 Mine

Lewis Diana 38

NYCO/ Willsboro Mine Essex Lewis 9

30%

21%14%

11%

12%

12%

U.S. End-Uses of Wollastonite 2012

Plastics

Ceramics

Metallurgy

Paint

Friction Products

Other

New York Wollastonite



USGS statistics showed that New York State continued to rank second nationwide in industrial garnet

production. Since there are just a four companies in the U.S. that produce industrial garnet, USGS does not

publish details for individual mines. However, Barton Mines in Warren County is the largest U.S. garnet

producer. NYCO Minerals in Essex and Lewis counties also produces small quantities of garnet at its

wollastonite mines (see page 8).

Table 6 - New York Garnet Mine, Permitted Acres, 2012


Barton Mines Co., LLC Warren Johnsburg 134

Barton currently extracts garnet from its Ruby Mountain mine in Warren County. The company’s nearby

Gore Mountain mine, which opened in 1878 and actively mined until 1983, was the largest garnet mine in

the world during its operation. Garnet is a well-known gemstone, but most New York garnets have too

many imperfections to be used in jewelry.

Garnets from the company’s current Ruby Mountain site make are high-quality abrasives that are used as

waterjet abrasives or blast abrasives. USGS reported that 2012 end uses for garnet in the U.S. included

waterjet cutting (35%), abrasive blasting media (30%), water filtration (20%), abrasive powders (10%),

and other (5%).

Typical piece of garnet source rock from the Ruby Mountain Quarry.

New York Garnet


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More than 10,000 square miles of central and western New York are underlain by the Salina formation

which contains roughly 3.9 trillion metric tons of rock salt. In New York these salt deposits range in depth

from 500 feet near Syracuse to 4,000 feet near the Pennsylvania/ New York border. This large salt

resource has been economically important to the State for over 200 years. USGS statistics show that salt

remains a valuable asset. Within the State it consistently had ranked as the third most economically

valuable non-fuel mineral we produce. But in 2008, salt became the leading non-fuel mineral commodity

by value. Nationally, New York ranks third in salt production. USGS statistics show that in 2011 New

York produced 14% of the country’s salt supply.

There are currently two active rock salt mines in New York: Cargill’s Cayuga Mine, centered around

Cayuga Lake in Tompkins and Seneca counties, and American Rock Salt’s Hampton Corners Mine in

Livingston County. The Cargill mine is the larger of the two mines and also, at 2,300 feet, the deepest salt

mine in the western hemisphere. Cargill leases the mineral rights beneath a portion of Cayuga Lake from

the NY State Office of General Services and pays a royalty on its production. Virtually all the salt from

this particular mine is sold as road deicing salt. However, salt also has a broad array of uses in food and

chemical products. Salt is also produced from five solution mining facilities in Schuyler and Wyoming

counties.

For 2011 the U.S. Geological Survey estimated New York’s

combined salt output from both underground mines and solution

salt mining wells at roughly 6.52 million metric tons worth $452

million. Subtracting New York’s reported solution mined salt

production for 2011 leaves estimated rock salt production at

3.2 million metric tons. Production levels of rock salt output

typically reflects a weather-related demand for salt across

New England and the northern Midwest. The value of New York’s

rock salt in 2011 was roughly $291 million.

Table 7 - New York Underground Salt Mines, Permitt

Company Counties

Cargill, Inc. Seneca, Tompkins

American Rock Salt, Inc. Livingston

* Note these includes underground acres

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According to the USGS, in 2011 New York dropped below third rank in

the U.S. in the amount of peat sales. Peat is a light brown to

black accumulation of partially decayed plants that forms in marshy

areas when acid and anaerobic conditions prevent normal decay.

Removal of peat from the ground raises issues similar to other mining

activities and requires a mining permit under New York State

Peat has been burned as a low-quality fuel throughout the centuries, but since the 1930s its use as a soil

conditioner and horticultural material has grown steadily. Peat has historically been mined in every region

of the state, but peat resources in southeastern New York attracted particular notice. In 1970 the U.S.

Geological Survey studied 66 undeveloped peat deposits in the area and estimated they contained 11.5

million tons of air-dried peat. Upland peat deposits in this area averaged 5 to 15 fe

lowland deposits were as much as 25 feet thick. Many peat mines in southeastern New York State have

been reclaimed under the Mined Land Reclamation Law. At the moment there are

mines in Columbia County and the state’s 2 other existing mines are in Schenectady and Cattaraugus

counties.

Peat is added to fertilizers and soils and is used as mulch. It is also used as packing material for flowers

and shrubs, beds for growing mushrooms, and even as a medium for gro

predominant uses are horticultural, peat is also used in industry as a filtration medium to remove toxic

material from waste water, pathogens from sewage effluent, and suspended material from storm drain

water. In its dehydrated form it’s a highly effective absorbent for fuel and oil spills.

Company

Mariaville Materials LLC

Gromax, LLC

Gromax, LLC

Smith, Mark & Laurel

New York Peat


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According to the USGS, in 2011 New York dropped below third rank in

the U.S. in the amount of peat sales. Peat is a light brown to

accumulation of partially decayed plants that forms in marshy

areas when acid and anaerobic conditions prevent normal decay.

Removal of peat from the ground raises issues similar to other mining

activities and requires a mining permit under New York State Law.

quality fuel throughout the centuries, but since the 1930s its use as a soil


n southeastern New York attracted particular notice. In 1970 the U.S.


dried peat. Upland peat deposits in this area averaged 5 to 15 feet in thickness and the


been reclaimed under the Mined Land Reclamation Law. At the moment there are 2 active

e state’s 2 other existing mines are in Schenectady and Cattaraugus


and shrubs, beds for growing mushrooms, and even as a medium for growing earthworms. While the



form it’s a highly effective absorbent for fuel and oil spills.

Table 8 - Peat Mines, 2012

County Town

Schenectady Duanesburg

Columbia Gallatin

Columbia Ghent

Cattaraugus Dayton

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quality fuel throughout the centuries, but since the 1930s its use as a soil


n southeastern New York attracted particular notice. In 1970 the U.S.


et in thickness and the


2 active permitted peat

e state’s 2 other existing mines are in Schenectady and Cattaraugus


wing earthworms. While the



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6

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New York and Pennsylvania are the only sources of bluestone, a

specific type of sandstone that can be split into thin slabs.

Bluestone has been mined periodically in New York State since

the mid-19th century when it was used for sidewalks, building

veneer, stair treads and other construction applications. Today,

bluestone is also considered a high-end material for indoor floors,

countertops, outdoor patios and other landscaping uses. Despite

the name, bluestone can also be dusty gray, or tinged with red or

green.

In 2012 there were 76 permitted bluestone mines in an area extending from Tompkins County on the west

to Albany County on the east. The majority of the bluestone activity is in Delaware and Broome counties.

In Broome County roughly 90% of the bluestone mines are in the towns of Windsor and Sanford, which

border Pennsylvania. In Delaware County the majority of mines are in the western end of the county with

the highest number in Hancock, a long-time core region of the bluestone industry. Bluestone mining is by

nature a relatively small-scale operation. Around 25% of permitted bluestone mines are only one acre and

50% fall in the one- to ten- acre range. Activity also tends to be seasonal, with most mines closed in the

winter. According to the NY State Bluestone Association, the estimated market value of bluestone is

roughly $100 million per year.

Bluestone’s rising popularity and expanding markets over the last decade led to reopening of old mines

and the search for new deposits. Exploring for bluestone is more difficult than for many types of rock

where a few well-placed core holes will yield useful information. High quality bluestone deposits tend to

be limited in extent and discontinuous in nature, so it is not cost-effective to use core holes to locate new

deposits. In addition, bluestone mining typically involves removing eight times more overburden

(overlying material) than the quantity of useable bluestone.

In 2002 the New York State Legislature passed a Bluestone Exploration Authorization (EA) program that

recognized the unique nature of the bluestone industry. Instead of going through the full mining permit

application process, bluestone miners have the option of applying for a simplified one-year authorization

to explore a potential bluestone site. This reduces the paperwork and financial burden for a mine that may

be a failure, while at the same time allowing DEC to maintain adequate environmental control over the

activity. The operator may also request a one-time, one-year renewal if additional exploration is required

to assess the resource. When an EA expires, the operator must either apply for a regular mining permit, if

the site is commercially viable, or reclaim the land. In 2012 there were 15 EAs in effect with 8 sites in

Broome County and 7 in Delaware County. In 2012, a total of six new EAs were issued with 4 in Broome

County and 2 in Delaware County.

The operators with the largest mines under permit are shown in Table 9. In 2012 the companies with the

highest number of mines were Johnston & Rhodes Bluestone (8), Tompkins Bluestone (3), Star Stone

Quarries (2), Fannie E. Kamp (2), Sonny & Sons Stone Co (2), and Damtown Stone and Drilling, Inc. (2).

In the early portion of the last decade, higher prices for bluestone allowed many mine operators to switch

from old-fashioned hand mining to modern techniques that rely on large motorized saws to cut blocks and

slabs of bluestone. But due to the recent economic downturn, several bluestone operators have sold out or

New YorkBluestone


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struggle to remain in business.

A worker at a blues

into the slabs that

Table 9 - Bluestone

Company

Larry Tompkins***

Heldeberg Bluestone & Marble Inc

Herbert Kilmer

Damascus 535 Quarry & Stone

David Barnes

Ronald Opeil Flagstone Co. LLC

Lepre, John

Johnston & Rhodes Bluestone Co

Logs Unlimited LLC

RCS, LLC

Fannie E. Kamp

Joseph Roberts

*** Site also mines Sand & Gravel


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uestone mine demonstrates how bluestone can be broken

t make it such a popular landscaping and building material.

Bluestone Mines Over 15 Permitted Acres, 2012

County Town

Greene Ashland

Inc Albany Berne

Broome Sanford

Broome Windsor

Delaware Masonville

Delaware Masonville

Chenango Afton

Delaware Masonville

Delaware Walton

Delaware Multiple Towns

Broome Sanford

Broome Windsor

Site also mines Sand & Gravel

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al.

Acres

40

30

24

24

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

15



In 2012 there were 30 sandstone mines in New York. Sandstone is found across a wide area the State.

According to the latest USGS statistics (2011), New York remains sixth in the nation in the production of

sandstone dimension stone (blocks and slabs) for building use, flagstone and curbing. Larger blocks are

also sold for rip-rap to stabilize waterways and embankments. In 2011 New York State produced 13,200

metric tons of sandstone dimension stone valued at $1,960,000. This is a significant drop as compared to

production levels of 2008. However, most of New York’s sandstone production is used as crushed stone

for aggregate.

Callanan Industries is the company with the most sandstone mines (5 in eastern New York). The highest

concentration of permitted acreage for sandstone mining is located along a roughly 40-mile long trend in

Sullivan and Delaware counties (total 921 permitted acres).

Table 10 - Sandstone Mines Over 60 Permitted Acres, 2012


Callanan Industries, Inc. Sullivan Thompson 375

JML Quarries Inc Sullivan Mamakating 230

E. Tetz & Sons, Inc. Sullivan Thompson 132

Cobleskill Stone Products, Inc Delaware Hancock 131

Shelby Crushed Stone Inc. Orleans Shelby 94

Dolomite Products Co., Inc. Steuben Bath 91

Callanan Industries, Inc. Hanson Rensselaer Brunswick 76

Aggregates NY, LLC Orleans Murray 68

Potsdam Sandstone is a well-known type of sandstone found in

many public buildings in New York State. In the 1800s the

Potsdam Sandstone it was lauded for its ability to withstand fire

better than granite (less cracking and spalling). In fact its fire

resistant properties were so well known, it was used to line

furnaces.

New York Sandstone



The latest available USGS figures (2012) showed that U.S production of talc decreased by 16% over

2011. RT Vanderbilt Co. Inc./Gouverneur Talc Division was previously one of the top four producers of

talc, but completely exited the talc market in mid-2009 and the site is undergoing final reclamation.

Table 11 - New York Talc Mines, Permitted Acres, 2012


RT Vanderbilt Co. Inc./Gouverneur TalcDivision No. 1 & 2 Mine

St. Lawrence Fowler 150

New York has historically been a major zinc producer with one of the top 10 zinc mines in the country and

typically ranked third or fourth in quantity of zinc produced. However, in 2001 the Pierrepont mine was

permanently closed and reclaimed and the Balmat mine temporarily shut down. The Balmat mine reopened

near the end of 2005. USGS data for 2006, the latest year available, showed that New York ranked fourth

in zinc production in the country. Zinc is used to galvanize steel and protect it from rusting. It is also

essential to making brass and bronze. In recent years the Balmat mine has been owned by St. Lawrence

Zinc. The mine closed again temporarily in 2008 and remained closed throughout 2012, but the company

hopes to reopen it when the price of zinc rises again.

Table 12 - New York Zinc Mines, Permitted Acres, 2012


St. Lawrence Zinc St. Lawrence Fowler 341

In 2012 there were 24 granite mines operating in New York, mostly in the Adirondack and Taconic

regions. Washington County, with 8 mines, has the highest concentration of granite mines in New York

New York Talc

New York Zinc

New York Granite



State. Granite has long been used for statues, gravestones and building exteriors. Recently, it has also

become very popular for kitchen countertops and other decorative interior uses. Some of the granite mines

in New York State also produce crushed stone for construction use.

The number of permitted granite mines in the State has more than doubled since 2003. Some of this

growth occurred as sand and gravel mine operators decided excavate deeper and switched to mining the

granite bedrock underneath. Since 2003 former sand and gravel mines in four Adirondack counties and

two mines in Dutchess County have started producing granite.

Most New York granite mines are aboveground, but Wingdale Material’s underground mine in Dutchess

County supplies crushed granite for roads and other construction needs. In 2007 the company finished

moving its rock crushers belowground. Moving the crushing operations underground decreased the

mine’s noise and visual impacts and increased aboveground storage space for materials.

Table 13 - Granite Mines Over 20 Permitted Acres, 2012


Peckham Materials Corp. Warren Chester 117

Pompa Brothers, Inc. Saratoga Greenfield 103

Hanson Aggregates NY, LLC Oneida Forestport 100

Graymont Materials NY, Inc. Franklin Brandon 77

Delaney Crushed Stone Fulton Northampton 77

Peckham Materials Corp. Saratoga Greenfield 76

Graymont Materials NY, Inc. Essex Lewis 62

Wingdale Materials, LLC Dutchess Dover 60

Champlain Stone LTD Washington Fort Ann 50

Thalle Industries, Inc. Dutchess Fishkill 49

Graymont Materials NY, Inc. Essex St. Armand 48

Cold Spring Granite Company Essex Jay 44

Carver Sand & Stone LLC Fulton Ephratah 30

Cold Spring Granite Company Essex Jay 24

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